The Record of the Year is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually. It has been awarded since 1959. The honorees through its history have been:
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for music released in the previous year.
Record of the Year is not to be confused with Song of the Year or Album of the Year:
Roberta Flack was the first artist to win Record of the Year in two consecutive years fo...
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The Record of the Year is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually. It has been awarded since 1959. The honorees through its history have been:
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for music released in the previous year.
Record of the Year is not to be confused with Song of the Year or Album of the Year:
Roberta Flack was the first artist to win Record of the Year in two consecutive years for the years 1972 ("The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face") and 1973 ("Killing Me Softly With His Song"). This would happen again when the group U2 would win for the years 2001 (Beautiful Day) and 2002 (Walk On).
Other artists to receive 2 Grammys for Record of the Year are Henry Mancini ("Moon River", "Days of Wine and Roses"), Art Garfunkel ("Mrs. Robinson", "Bridge Over Troubled Water"), The Fifth Dimension ("Up, Up And Away", "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"), Eric Clapton ("Tears in Heaven", "Change the World") and Norah Jones ("Don't Know Why...
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